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University of the Third Age

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Research works
96
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
923
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: University of the Third Age is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12.52× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.72× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.23× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.83× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of the Third Age?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Memory, Social Support, Motivation, Aging, Social Relationships, Emotion, Ageism and Successful Aging.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology6▲ 1.49×23 topics
  2. Memory4▲ 15×3 topics
  3. Quality of Life4▲ 2.7×14 topics
  4. Globalization3▲ 1.87×10 topics
  5. Aging3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  6. Human Rights3▲ 3.8×5 topics
  7. Social Support3▲ 7.3×9 topics
  8. Motivation3▲ 11×4 topics
  9. Emotion3▲ 16×3 topics
  10. Social Relationships3▲ 42×2 topics
  11. Sustainability3▲ 1.65×10 topics
  12. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.5×6 topics
  13. Education3▲ 2.1×8 topics
  14. Ageism3▲ 127×1 topic
  15. Successful Aging3▲ 127×1 topic
  16. Cultural Identity2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  17. Depression2▲ 3.1×8 topics
  18. Ethnicity2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  19. Political Transition2▲ 44×3 topics
  20. Genocide2▲ 38×2 topics
  21. International Law2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  22. Pedagogy2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  23. Primary Care2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  24. Andean Geodynamics2▲ 162×1 topic
  25. Caribbean Plate Boundary2▲ 162×1 topic
  26. Ensemble Kalman Filter2▲ 13×1 topic
  27. Lifelong Learning2▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Social Inequality2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  29. Lifestyle Migration1▲ 65×1 topic
  30. Refugees1▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Retirement Migration1▲ 65×1 topic
  32. Well-being1▲ 5.8×3 topics
  33. Cardiac Imaging1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  34. Conflict1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  35. Distance Learning1▲ 6.0×1 topic
  36. Elderly Care1▲ 9.9×3 topics
  37. Plate Tectonics1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  38. Long-Term Care1▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Psychological Distress1▲ 9.4×3 topics
  40. Social Isolation1▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does University of the Third Age publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine and Geological and Geophysical Studies.

Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 2 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 2 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Resea…1Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geophysic…1Geological and Geophysical Studies: 1 fractional worksInnovative Educational Technologies: 1 fractional worksScientific Research and Studies: 1 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…1Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies of British Isles: 1 fractional worksLexicography and Language Studies: 0 fractional worksUkrainian Cultural and Linguistic Studies: 0 fractional works
GeophysicsOcean EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeGeology5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 2 works
  2. 2 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 1 works
  5. 5 Innovative Educational Technologies Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Scientific Research and Studies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies of British Isles History 1 works
  9. 9 Lexicography and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 0 works
  10. 10 Ukrainian Cultural and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available39.3%not open60.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.2%domestic only64.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the Third Age's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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